[Foundation-l] Fwd: Tokipona

Mon Jan 21 19:19:56 UTC 2008

On 1/21/08, Andrew Whitworth <wknight8111 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Latin: Has few (but some) primary speakers, and a large number of
> secondary speakers. However, Latin may be problematic for other
> reasons besides these. Latin doesnt have words for many "modern"
> concepts that are worth discussing, and many people who know latin are
> familiar with different forms of latin (latin for catholic mass, dog
> latin, etc).

Umm. This is not precisely accurate. A source quite separate from
wikimedia does very comprehensive work updating the latin language
with neologisms making it suitable for discussing everything modern.

I am mildly embarrased to note that is a very quirky source indeed.
The Finnish Public Broadcasting Companys (a state run outfit), international
radio news department, pretty much the only news source running
longrunning and regular news in spoken latin around the globe. There
is no rational reason for the company to keep broadcasting the news
regularly in latin, but it does so, purely out of the international affection
it has attracted, and because of the fame this excentric endeavour has
engendered around the globe.

Google for "Nuntii Latini" or see if wikipedia in your language has an
article on the service.

Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]